He said some regions, especially in Asia, had made great strides.
But in sub-Saharan Africa, he says no single country is on target to meet its key targets, including halving extreme poverty, ensuring universal primary education and stemming the HIV/Aids epidemic.
Only five of the rich countries - Denmark, Luxembourg, Holland, Norway and Sweden - have met the UN target of providing 0.7% of national income to development aid.
Fast growth in Asia has raised the prospect that global poverty targets could be met, with fewer than 20% of people now living on less than a dollar a day - already a 4% improvement.
There is also progress in Asia on reducing child hunger.
Even in Africa, the number of children in primary education has gone up 13% since the start of the decade - it is now at 70%.
Globally, one in ten young children are still not in school. Child mortality is down 16%, but meeting the 2015 target would mean a 70% drop.
And all this, warns the report, before the impending concerns about climate change start to hit hard.
Source: BBC
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